Resources for Small Businesses

There is a wealth of resources for small businesses available from the Library and beyond. Take a look at some of these selected sources.

Local Organizations

Chamber of Commerce Directory of New York State
Empire Zones -State Economic Development
Gateway To Entrepreneurial Tomorrows, Inc.
Hudson Valley Technology Development Center
Mid-Hudson Small Business Development Center
Regional Economic Development Links from MidHudsonNews.com
SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) Directory

Web Sites

Business Council of New York State- Small Business Information
Entrepreneur.com
Kauffman Foundation- e-Venturing for Entrepreneurs
Labor Law Obligations to Employees (New York State)
Minority Business Development Agency
New York Business Development Corporation
New York Loves Small Business
New York State Department of Labor-"Business in NY"
New York State Office of Business Permits
Small Business/Self-Employed (from the IRS)
Small Business Resources - AllBusiness
StartupJournal--The Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs
United States Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Business Advisor (from Firstgov)
U.S. Small Business Administration

Periodicals

Magazines are a great resource to browse for articles of interest on business information. Check out these library holdings available from the Adriance Memorial Library and other Mid-Hudson Libraries.

Small Business Magazines
Black Enterprise
Entrepreneur
FSB: Fortune Small Business
Home Business Magazine
Inc.
Minority Business Entrepreneur: MBE

General Business Magazines
Business Week
Crain's New York Business
Forbes
Fortune
Harvard Business Review

Newspapers

These newspapers in the Library's collection may include business information.

Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly
New York Times
Poughkeepsie Journal

Wall Street Journal

Online Databases

Find articles about business topics in web-based subscription databases available from the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. Many databases provide full-text articles online to read, print, download, or e-mail to yourself, friends and business partners.

You may access these databases in the Library or from home, but you must have a library card from the Poughkeepsie Public Library District in order to use this service remotely. If you live in the Mid-Hudson region, but not in Poughkeepsie, find your local library's Home page, and look for the 'Home Access' logo.

See our Business Information listings, which include the following databases and more:

Business and Company Resource Center: Provides information on companies, markets and industries, mergers and acquisitions, management theory, and more. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images.

Reference USA: This database contains detailed information on more than 13 million U.S. businesses. The "Custom Search" feature allows you to search for company listings by Standard Industry Classification (SIC) code, ZIP code, area code, county, number of employees, and annual sales volume, among others. (For use by PPLD cardholders only)

Here are additional databases to search for general articles, including those specific to business issues with our Newspapers, Magazines & Journals listings.

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers: Full-text newspaper articles from across the country and around the world.

ProQuest: Allows users to search more than 6,000 periodicals, newspapers and other resources originating after 1985. It includes the ABI/Inform business and management database.

Search the Catalog

These selected reference titles may be used in the Adriance Memorial Library:

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
Encyclopedia of Small Business
How to Set up Your Own Small Business
Small Business Resource Guide
Small Business Sourcebook : The Entrepreneur's Resource
The SOHO Desk Reference (Small Office/Home Office)
Trademark : Legal Care for your Business & Product Name

Here are some resources that may be borrowed from the Library:

The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Small Business
Inc. Yourself
Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business
Small Business Start-Up Kit
Small Time Operator

Use these subject headings found in the Mid-Hudson Library System Public Library Catalog in order to find books and non-print library materials:

Businesswomen
Entrepreneurship
Home-Based Businesses
Marketing
New Business Enterprises
Sales Management
Selling
Small Business--Finance

Small Business--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc.
Small Business-Management

Small Business--Planning
Small Business--United States
Small Business--United States--Finance
Small Business--United States--Management

Marketing and Demographics

Periodicals
Sales & Marketing Management

Print Sources
Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising
Demographics USA (ZIP ed.)
Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns
NetResults.2 : Best Practices for Web Marketing
Sales & Marketing Management Survey of Buying Power and Media Markets

Web sites
American FactFinder--U.S. Census Information
County Business Patterns--U.S. Census
Dutchess County Census 2000 Information
Marist College Bureau of Economic Research Quarterly Reports
Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress--Index of Reports & Studies
NYAMA Green Book - Marketing Directory
NYS County Planning Departments- Contact Information
State and County Quick Facts--U.S. Census

Importing & Exporting

Here are some sources for information on importing and exporting for small businesses.

Print Sources
Official Export Guide
Ports of Entry & U.S. Import Regulations

Web sites
International Trade Data System (ITDS)- Importing/Exporting Resources
Trade Information Center (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) Exporting Info.
Trade Opportunities for U.S. Business

U.N. International Trade Center (ITC) - Site map